Pillow covering



Dec. 13, 1966 I o. N. WORRALL 2 PILLOW COVERING Filed Sept. 24, 1964 INVENTOR OLGA N WORRALL ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,290,703 PILLOW COVERING Olga N. Worrall, Baltimore, Md., assignor to K & W Enterprises, Inc., Baltimore, Md., a corporation of Maryland Filed Sept. 24, 1964, Ser. No. 398,979 1 Claim. (Cl. -337) The present invention relates to a pillow covering and in particular to a waterproof covering which is constructed to not only protect the pillow ticking from getting wet, but from stains and damage.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a cover for a pillow ticking that will keep the pillow ticking and contents dry and at the same time allow the pillow to have ample breathing in changing its cubic area by altering its shape during its normal use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover which is simple in both its construction and use.

While several objects of the invention have been pointed out, other objects with certain uses and advantages may be referred to as the nature of the invention is more fully disclosed.

The preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the specifications to follow:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the cover in place over a pillow ticking and its contents.

FIGURE 2 is an elevational view of the side of the pillow covering.

FIGURE 3 is an end view of the same.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one corner of the cover as it is when first constructed, that is, in an inside-out position.

FIGURE 5 is a diagrammatical view of a corner of the cover showing the manner in which the edges of the cover are stitched together.

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a'corner section of the pillow showing the relationship of the ticking, cover and the outer pillow casing.

In reference to the drawings, like numerals are used to point out like and similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

The cover A is adapted for use with a pillow having a porous ticking filled with compressible and expansible material, the cover is adapted to fit snugly about the ticking of the pillow as illustrated in FIGURE 1.

The cover is made from a flexible piece of waterproof cloth or other flexible waterproof sheet material having faces 10, 10a and end portions 100 and 10d. The cover sheet is preferably of such size as to lay close to the surface of the ticking 12, and seamed along at least one of its lateral edges as shown at 14- in FIGURE 1. It is also possible to form the cover from a continuously formed tube of material (not shown) from which the covers may be cut off at predetermined length.

The covering is of bag-like form having corresponding or opposite face portions 10 and 10'. They are usually of quadrangle form having lateral sides 10a and 10b and ends 100 and 10d.

3,290,763 Patented Dec. 13, 1966 The end 10d is provided with a zipper fastening 16 which is stitched to the edges of face portions 10 and 10a of the cover for providing a means for opening and clos ing the cover for inserting, or removing the pillow.

5 Along one of the other sides of the cover, there is provided preferably a rather coarse netting 18. This netting 18 is stitched to the two face edges of the cover by stitches 20, extending preferably the full width of the pillow. While the netting is shown positioned at the end opposite the zipper, however, it may be inserted along one of the other sides if more convenient.

In use, a conventional porous pillow casing 22 is preferably used over the cover and generally fits the cover more loosely than the cover fits the pillow ticking 12. The three layers, the ticking, cover and pillow casing is illustrated in FIGURE 6.

The cover being of waterproof material such as the present plastic coated fabrics keeps the pillow ticking and filler clean and from becoming contaminated. It also keeps the pillow ticking from becoming stained or discolored, and has a 'very practical application in everyday use. The cover is particularly effective in hospitals and other places where soiling or contamination of the pillow would mean frequent replacing of the pillows.

With all the above advantages previously pointed out, the pillow has a very free breathing action due to the netting 18 which is not possible with small breathing holes generally used in waterproof covers presently in use and disclosed in the prior art.

While the invention is shown and described in a specific manner, it is not intended as a limitation as the scope of the invention is best defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A covering for a pillow having a compressible and expansible filling and a porous ticking extending about the filling comprising, in combination:

(a) said covering having a body portion with opposite face portions of waterproof material extending snugly over the ticking;

( b) a zipper fastening attached along the edges of the opposite face portions at one end of the cover for closing and opening one end of the cover for inserting and removing the pillow;

(c) a porous netting attached along the edge of the face portions opposite the end carrying the zipper for allowing for ingress and egress of air into and out of the pillow when the cubic area of the pillow is changed in the normal use thereof.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1932. Bawden 5-347 X 9/1944 Levy 5339 1/ 1952 Faulkner 5-339 

